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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

E-bike availability and ridership have exploded. Most components are inexpensive and readily available. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

E-bike availability and ridership have exploded. Most components are inexpensive and readily available. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

The Truth About Cars

Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” The bZ4X is available in two trim flavors, XLE and Limited, and with either front-wheel or all-wheel drive. The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh kWh capacity.

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Wireless Heater Made From a Leaf Skeleton Is Fully Biodegradable

Cars That Think

We’ve gotten very, very good at making things that are cheap and durable. Realistically, making everything eco-friendly isn’t practical, but making some things eco-friendly is— even for a very strict definition of eco-friendly that takes the availability of raw materials, reusability, and eventual disposal into account. Katherine W.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Even a policy with cheap rates can provide some coverage in case of an emergency. Make sure your de-icing spray is always readily available so you don’t have any unwelcome surprises as winter approaches! This will help make sure you don’t run out of juice and have to worry about being stranded on the side of the road.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

Plugs and Cars

Many workplaces could become EV friendly on the cheap, repurposing existing 120V outlets in parking areas and expressly allowing PEV charging. Providing a conventional 120V outlet is cheap and familiar. It’s also grid-friendly. They should be encouraged. Your new plug-in car came with a plug.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

This is by no means cheap, but is relatively competitive with the higher-end wake boats from companies like Nautique or Malibu (Nautique has its own electric wake boat , which starts at $312k). Pocket change, really (although, an early tricked-out “Founder’s Fleet” model with all the options and extras included will cost $322k).

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